Papers, 1931-1971.

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Papers, 1931-1971.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38991346

Collection reflects his studies at Columbia University, his military service, Civilian Defense during WWII, and his teaching. The Civilian Defense instructive materials were issued at the Teachers College of Columbia University on December 8, 1941, two days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. A number of items relative to railroad transportation include an address by George A. Smathers, General Counsel of America's Sound Transportation Review Organization. An important part of this collection is the group of seventy-eight pre-WWII photographs. Subjects of the photos include, Japanese whaling, rice planting, Japanese wrestlers, Chinese temples, the Prince Ito Memorial in Seoul, Korea, Mongolians, the Chinese Wall, and Charles and Anne (Morrow) Lindbergh in Nanking, China. A rotogravure folder features Radburn, N.J., and there are WWII photos of maps, largely of the Pacific theater. Included also are printed materials on subjects of Latin America, Bolivia, and WWII. An oversize color section of the "Christian Science Monitor" gives a description of the coronation of King George VI of Great Britain. There is a typescript called "The Life of a Geisha"; Tuthill's bibliographies, and articles by others.

125 items.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7409788

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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